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Frodo And Childe Roland, Robert Higbie, Joe E. Bryan Jr.

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Suggests Browning’s poem as a source for Frodo’s quest in The Lord of the Rings. Sees echoes of the former in both the main plot and many details of The Lord of the Rings.

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Archaic Pronouns In The Lord Of The Rings, Betty J. Irwin

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Notes Tolkien’s careful use of the archaic forms of English pronouns to indicate significance, relationship, or affection. He uses them “sparingly but effectively.”

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From Under Mountains To Beyond Stars: The Process Of Riddling In Leofric's The Exeter Book And The Hobbit, Christopher L. Couch

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Compares the nature and function of the riddles in The Hobbit with their source in such Anglo-Saxon riddles as those collected in The Exeter Book, which were meant to provide spiritual instruction as well as mental exercise and a dose of humor.

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Creative Uses Of The Oxford English Dictionary, Paul Nolan Hyde

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Considers how important word choice was to Tolkien in his fiction, no doubt a result of his philological training and work on the OED. Tolkien frequently chose historical rather than modern versions of words, causing great confusion to editors and proofreaders.

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Seeing Williams' Work As A Whole: Church Year And Creed As Structural Principles, Charles Huttar

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Believes that Williams frequently used symbols related to the liturgical year of the Anglican Church, and to its creeds, in his fiction, poetry, and drama.

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Minor, Early References To Tolkien And His Works, George H. Thompson

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Completes the briefly annotated checklist of minor early secondary materials on Tolkien not represented in Judith A. Johnson’s Six Decades of Tolkien Criticism.

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